Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PF) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenbury Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemerton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanless Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wickwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bavent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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